Endrick, a 17-year-old forward called up by the Brazilian team to play against Argentina in the Qualifiers, told what his feelings are about facing Lionel Messi for the first time.
After his debut with the national team BrazilThe front Endrick He is excited about adding minutes this Tuesday against the argentine national team by Qualifiers South Americans and, in the run-up to the classic, he recognized that “It will be a wonderful experience to see Messi up close.”
The young promise, 17 years old, praised Lionel Messi in the middle of the conference, but he made a clarification regarding who his idols are: “For me Pelé is the king, there is no one who can be compared to him. I just thank God that he existed and that I was able to watch videos of him. Regarding Messi, he is a phenomenal guy, the best in the world again this year. “I just want to enjoy the moment of playing against him, being in the same stadium as him, a guy I only saw in video games.”said.
“I’m more of a fan of Cristiano Ronaldo and Guilherme used to joke with me saying that Messi was the best. It will be a wonderful experience to see Messi up close,” said the forward. Palmeiras.
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On the other hand, regarding the possibility that DT Fernando Diniz give him minutes against Argentina To continue adding experience, the forward assured: “I will enjoy my moment, I will be happy. It doesn’t matter if I play or the number on my shirt. What matters is that the team wins. I will do what I have to do to help the team win. “It’s not about what I want, but what the team needs,” he said.
Endrick acknowledged that this season had a “difficult start”with many substitutions in the São Paulo cast, attributing that situation to “a very high pressure, for playing in the First Division at 16 years old, having been sold to Real Madrid and everything that was happening.”
But the youth player affirmed that in the second half of the year he was able “Settle your head and be happy with life and on the field”which allowed him to establish himself in the Palmeiras and be called up for the first time to the national team.
Endrick It sounded like an alternative to replace the injured one Vinicius Jr.but as could be seen in the ‘Verdeamarelha’ training sessions in recent days, that place would be occupied by Gabriel Jesus.
The classic between the two giants of South American football will be this Tuesday, at 9:30 p.m., at the Maracana stadium of Rio de Janeirofor the sixth date of the classification that leads to World Cup 2026.
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